Two Years Later, Deal Allows
Hotel Project to Go Forward

Donato F. Pizzuti dreamed of building a $40 million, 270-room luxury hotel overlooking the Boston Common -- until an alley got in his way.

The 160-foot-long paved strip would provide the only access to the hotel's underground parking garage and delivery dock. But neighbors complained that the alley is already crowded, and too narrow to handle any more traffic. Both sides dragged the city and state into their fight.